Learn about health issues of hydrofracking at Upstate Medical symposium

Four environmental health experts will discuss the health implications of hydrofracking at a public health symposium 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at Upstate Medical University's Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Ave., Syracuse. It's free and open to the public.

Featured panelists include: Cornell University's Anthony Ingraffea, a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dr. Adam Law, a professor of medicine at Cornell Medical College; Stephen Penningroth, executive director and senior scientist at the Community Science Institute; and Thomas Shelley, a former chemical hygiene officer at Cornell.

They will talk about how unconventional gas development from shale formations can lead to environmental contamination, and what impact it may have on human health, and how to monitor groundwater and surface water for contamination.